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By popular demand: another combined tour of two DOWN TO EARTH exhibitions

Co-curator Jurgen Bey kicks the tour off and guides the participants through WATERSCHOOL M4H+ that takes place in the studio of Studio Makkink & Bey. Jurgen will speak about the exhibited works of designers, artists and architects as well as about the origins of and the vision behind the Waterschool. There is plenty of opportunity for asking questions and dialogue.

^{WATERSCHOOL M4H+ - guided tour by Jurgen Bey}

^{image: Melany van Twuijver}

^{Waterschool M4H+ outdoor installation}

^{image: Aad Hoogendoorn}

Next, you ride your bike visiting the five Waterschool outdoor installations in the Merwe-Vierhavens district, under the guidance of the other WATERSCHOOL M4H+ co-curator Rianne Makkink. She will focus on the five different stories the plots tell and talk about the ways people can live and work here in the future.

^{RECLAIMING THE COMMONS - tour by Thijs van Spaandonk}

^{beeld: Aad Hoogendoorn}

Thijs van Spaandonk, co-curator of RECLAIMING THE COMMONS, takes over in the Keilepand. He will talk about the exhibition's arguments, considerations, and backgrounds and will be happy to answer questions. He will mainly elaborate on the need to keep residents and citizens up-to-date so as to give them a say in the energy transition. After all, the motto of this exhibition is: No Energy Transition without a Social Transition!

Registration
The tour will start at 2 pm at Studio Makkink & Bey and will take about three hours in total. To sign up, please click here.

^{image: Yonca Özbilge}

Within cycling distance
The two exhibition venues are within cycling distance of each other, the outdoor installations that are part of the WATERSCHOOL M4H+ exhibition are located along the route. We advise you to ride your own bike to the biennale. If that's not possible, you can loan one from the IABR at the Keilepand. You can sign up for your IABR–bike at the reception desk of the Keilezaal.

Program
2 to 3 pm: WATERSCHOOL M4H+ by Jurgen Bey
3.10 to 3.50 pm: Ride your bike and see the outdoor installations of WATERSCHOOL M4H+ together with Rianne Makkink
4 to 5 pm: RECLAIMING THE COMMONS by Thijs van Spaandonk

Location
Assembly point: Studio Makkink & Bey, Marconistraat 85, Rotterdam

Language
Depending on the composition of the group, the language spoken will be Dutch or English.

Visitor information
For all visitor information including route, location and Covid-19 guidelines for the tour, please click here